Apr 24 / Recital & Program

 

 GRADUATE RECITAL / SPRING 2025three figures - performing arts logo stock illustrations

DAN 720 N

Embodied Movement Practices in the Performing Arts

Wellness Center / Studio D

 Frost School of Music 

4/24/2025


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S O L O S 


1

A Promise Left Behind

Performer: Qianxi Sun

Choreographer: Qianxi Sun

Music: 烟花易冷 (Fade Away) by Jay Chou

My theme of dance and the music is the feeling of loss. In life, people always lose someone or something important. This dance uses movement to reflect on loss and memory. Specifically, a personal expression of grief for a love of lose. The first half of the dance integrates elements of modern dance to show a person immersed in wonderful memories. In the latter half, the style of the dance has more theatrical, showing the performer waking up from the memories and realizing he have lost someone. This story encourages us to let go of obsession, accept it, and move forward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COMHDRqAvYE

 

2

The Page

Performer: Monica Claesson

Choreographer: Monica Claesson

Music: Longing / Love by George Winston

This piece is about my relationship to poetry and why I stated writing.

 

 

3

'Le ciel'

Performer: Julia Woodring

Choreographer: Julia Woodring

Music: Run Free from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

This piece is about rising above the challenges faced when achieving new heights



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